Spatial sampling study for the tropical pacific with observed sea surface temperature fields

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1189-1201

  She, Jun ^a,b   Nakamoto, Shoichiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

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EID: 5344268799     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<1189:SSSFTT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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